Major Supplier
Jan-Sep 1986 (HKD Mm.)
Jan-Sep 1985 (HKD Mn.}
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Table 3: Imports from ten major suppliers
Percentage Increase
Increaseе
(HKD Mm.)
( % )
China
56,665
40,757
15,908
39
Japan
40,243
39,918
325
1
Taiwan
16,517
15,630
888
U.S.A.
16,443
16,545
-102
-1
Singapore
7,876
8,552
-676
J
Republic of Korea
7,574
6,393
1,180
18
U.K.
6,721
6,059
661
11
F.R. of Germany
5,780
4,903
877
18
Switzerland
3,863
2,463.
1,400
57
Italy
3,164
2,547
617
24
Commodity division
Table 4: Imports by major commodity division
Jan-Sep 1986 (HKD Mn.)
Jan-Sep 1995 (HKD Mn.)
Increase
Percentage
(HKD Mn.)
Increase
(%)
Textile yarn, fabrics,
made-up articles and
related products
30,100
23,705
6,394
27
Electrical machinery,
apparatus and appliances,
and electrical parts
thereof
16,623
14,571
2,052
14
Articles of apparel
and clothing
accessories
13,801
B, BB2
4,919
55
Photographic apparatus,
equipment and supplies,
optical goods,
watches and clocks
11,672
9,337
2,335
25
Miscellaneous manufactured
articles (mainly baby
carriages, toys, games and sporting goods)
10,250
8,032
2,218
28
Telecommunications and
sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment
9,388
9,392
less than 0.5%
/Table 5